Richard Lynch (Welsh actor)
Richard Lynch is a Welsh television and film actor best known for playing the character of Garry Monk[1][2] in S4C's long-running Welsh-language soap Pobol y Cwm.
Richard Lynch  | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor | 
| Years active | 1986–present | 
Early life
    
Lynch is an alumnus of Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen, a Welsh Medium comprehensive school near Pontypridd. He graduated with in Drama from Aberystwyth University in 1987.[3]
Career
    
Lynch first came to prominence in the 1986 Karl Francis' film Milwr Bychan playing young soldier Will Thomas.[4][5] Further film appearances include Branwen (1994), Darklands (1996), The Proposition (1997), and Y Mabinogi (2003).[6] Lynch starred in numerous television productions and series, including The Christmas Stallion (1992), The Lifeboat (1994), Tales from Pleasure Beach (2001)[6] and Hinterland/Y Gwyll.
In 2013 Lynch was awarded a Fellowship of Aberystwyth University.[3]
Partial filmography
    
- Milwr Bychan (1986)
 - The District Nurse (TV series 1987)
 - Babylon Bypassed (1988)
 - Eight Men Out (1988)
 - Spirit (1989)
 - Screen One (TV series 1989)
 - The Christmas Stallion (TV movie 1992)
 - Thicker Than Water (TV movie 1994)
 - The Healer (TV movie 1994)
 - The Lifeboat (TV series 1994)
 - Branwen (1995)
 - Darklands (1996)
 - The Proposition (1997)
 - Dangerfield (TV series 1999)
 - Score (TV movie 2001)
 - Tales from Pleasure Beach (TV mini-series 2001)
 - A Mind to Kill (TV series 1997–2002)
 - Y Mabinogi (English title: Otherworld) (2003)
 - Secret History of Religion: Knights Templar (TV movie 2006)
 - Hinterland/Y Gwyll (Bilingual TV series 2016)
 
References
    
- "Pobol Y Cwm Characters". BBC. 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
 - "Don't mind your Ps and Qs: Richard Lynch". Wales Online (Western Mail). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
 - "Actor Richard Lynch honoured". Aberystwyth University. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
 - "Milwr Bychan". IMDb. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
 - "Milwr Bychan/Boy Soldier". Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru The National Library of Wales. 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
 - "Richard Lynch (II)". IMDb. Retrieved 27 March 2010.